While the US remains central to his plans, the PM intends to focus on specific power centres within the EU, seek economic cooperation with China, East Asia and the Asia-Pacific, break bread with Pakistan and leverage the diaspora everywhere.

Issue disclaimers, explain its social purpose, make a list and remove all inappropriate words, apologise to various factions and then retract it. If the AIB Roast is allowed to set a precedent, India will be where a sense of humour comes to die.

Let's for a moment ignore the promises to cut value added tax (VAT) and
power costs, which are likely to remain just a pipe dream, unless he
throws the binding legal clauses of fiscal responsibility to the winds.